Cambodia: Hun Sen wants all to obey rules or lockdown will be extended as cases in capital continue to soar


Prime Minister Hun Sen warned that the two-week lockdown of Phnom Penh and adjacent Kandal provincial town Takmao could be extended if people are not cooperative by staying home. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, April 17 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Ministry of Health on April 17 reported another 291 Covid-19 cases, all but one of which were linked to the Feb 20 community outbreak.

The ministry also logged one new Covid-19 death though it did not provide further details, bringing the tally to 39.

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